In a social media post that’s grabbed the attention of Jacksonville locals, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has called upon the community to assist in identifying an individual involved in a retail theft. The alleged incident, which occurred on August 24 at a store on McDuff Avenue, involves a person who utilized a rather unconventional shopping “cart” – a laundry basket.
As detailed by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the suspect entered the store without a hand basket or cart and proceeded to select items off the shelves, placing them into a laundry basket. The individual, described as sporting a blonde wig and a cheetah-print shirt, cheekily used a laundry basket to carry around their groceries, subsequently bypassed the checkout lines, and exited the store with a basket brimming with goods that were not paid for, they left with a cheerful demeanor that suggested a total disregard for the act…